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Mounds View Animal Hospital July 18, 2001 Page 6 !��!�. _ _ b. E A mechanical ventilation or exhaust system shall be installed to control, capture and remove emissions or odors generated by such use. Such systems shall be separate from other ventilation systems in the building. Such system shall be designed to prevent the migration of emissions or odors to other parts of the building. Installation must comply with Minnesota Building Code Mechaanical Systems, chapter 13452. (Ord. 441, 5-23-88} The Planning Commission should determine whether these requirements are adequate for animal boarding faciIities or if more are needed. Staff has prepared an Ordinance for yaur review that includes the changes listed above. The ordinance can be modified before forwarding it to the City Council if the Planning Commission feels changes are necessary. �taff also recommends that Chapter 1102.02, DEFINTfIONS, be amended to remove language in the definition for VETERINARY OR ANIMAL CLINIC that prohibits animal boarding, and a that a definition of animal boarding he added in order to specify what `animal boarding' should include.. The foIiowing existing defuution could be amended as follows: VETERINARY OR ANIMAL CLIl�TIC: A structure intended for providing medical examinations and treatment to animals. Services would be iimited to small animals and �e� mav include boarding of animals. (Ord. 441, 5-23-88) ;- '% The following are some related definitions taken from The New Illustrated Book of Development Definitions, by Harvey Moskowitz and Carl Lindbloom. These definitions should be made more specific, possibly regarding types of animals and size of animals, depending on what the Commission feels appropriate. The Planning Commission should also consider that the definition would apply to animal boarding within the City, not just for the Mounds View Animal Hospital. ANIMAL KENNEL: Any structure or premises in which animals are boarded, groomed, bred, or lrained for comrnercial gain. KENNEL: A commercial establishment in which dogs or domesticated animals are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained, or sold, alI for a fee or compensation. RECOMMENDATION FOR TEXT AMENDMENT A recommendation to the City Council regarding Ordinance 685 is included in Resolution 667-01. The Planning Commission should review the text change as described in the Ordinance and provide input relating to the change as well as discuss what the def nition of animal boarding should include. If the Planning Commission feels that animal boarding is not appropriate for B-2 zoning districts, they should direct staff to prepare the appropriate resolution to act on at the next regularly scheduled meeting on August 1, 2001.